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Hate to chime in again but have to disagree. I routinely take my V20 hard top out to fish the nasty rips of Vineyard sound, Elizabeth Islands etc etc under all but he most ridiculous conditions and never have felt it to be unsafe or "downright scary" at all, including in a beam sea. Is the...

I think most folks would concur that 75hp is way too small for a 20 foot welded boat. But I can understand why you would want to put 75's on a fleet of boats to be used by folks of unknown skill and experience. For private use, a 150 or even a 200 with a 9.9 kicker would be about right. Very few fo...

not sure what to make of the pictures what does it tell you?

the joys of owning an aluminum boat

I've got a 20 foot pacific. It's a seaworthy boat that handles some nasty conditions but I would not take it out 25-35 miles offshore in my area (Cape Cod). That is a really long way home when the weather goes bad.

cannot imagine boating/fishing without a T top or hard top for anything more than just brief outings

ever think about putting plain old wax on it? might keep it looking good a little longer but be easy to strip off if you want to wash it again

pacific

are them for racing or fishing?

If you do it take some pictures

Not sure. Why having problems with it?

Dumb question perhaps but how do you drill the screws out? break the head off first then drill? I have struggled with these things before and they are a pain in the but!

don't get me wrong I love my boat and am a big fan of Pacific....

Jetty: No kidding I don't get why Pacific wouldn't use this stuff when they put their boats together! I just had to remove the switch panel on my console to get to the fuses and the screws were so locked in I broke a couple off. Same with the compass and fire extinguisher bracket. Pain in the but S...

No I have a Pacific with the original nyalic. It is in decent shape but if there was a relatively painless way to touch it up or redo it periodically I would... SD

wait a minute are you talking about that post where he spent a month stripping his boat then toxic acid washing it then applying the sharks hide and ending up with streaks all over?? No way you could never pay me enough to to that1!

It would be cool if someone in the northeast would re shark hide my boat

what kind of prep work did you need to do before painting? Is it possible to touch up worn areas on the deck?

don't ya worry about electrolysis with pt in contact with aluminum?

wow no zincs on hull in salt is crazy

Did the hull not have zincs before?

maybe I could bring it to an automotive body shop and have them do it

I guess it's time to repower

My Honda outboard is starting to peel some paint on the plastic cowling. Anyone ever deal with this? I understand you can get paint from Honda?

So basically your choices are: 1. tolerate the boat's appearance gradually deteriorating over time and live with it 2. bust your but periodically (every few years or so?) to sand/acid wash/reseal the boat 3. pay someone else to do it (does anyone do this sort of work?). None of these options is part...